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Interview with Kevin Mitchell on Agency and Evolution

Decoding the Gurus

CHAPTER

Exploring Meaningful Information in Neural Processes

The chapter delves into the complexities of neural processes and their relationship to cognition, highlighting how individual neurons interpret signals and populations of neurons interact based on meaningful patterns. It discusses the active nature of perception, the intricacies of consciousness, and the concept of modeling and simulation in human cognition. The conversation also explores the emergence of phenomenology, metacognition, and the mysterious aspects of self-reflective processes in understanding consciousness.

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